Conference in Binh Dinh for top scientists

The International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city’s Ghenh Rang ward, where the activities of the 12th ‘Meet Vietnam’ will take place

The event is expected to attract 1,661 delegates to partake in 12 scientific conferences and three physics classes from June 26 to December 17.

The 12th ‘Meet Vietnam’ will take place in Quy Nhon, the capital city of Binh Dinh from July 7-8, 2016. Respected scientific minds will take part in a series of events, including a special conference titled “Fundamental Science and Society”.

In addition to Nobel laureates and prestigious scientists, the conference will also attract high-profile managers and some of the world’s leading business groups such as Belgium’s Slovay and France’s Airbus.

The conference’s core objectives are raising specific issues related to fundamental sciences and society in Asian countries in general and particularly developing countries around Vietnam, creating a platform where local scientists can interact and exchange ideas with policy-makers and representatives of the private sector about the importance of science to the country’s and regional socio-economic development.

Well-known professor academician Nguyen Van Hieu once affirmed that with its laudable achievements, science is fundamental for modern applications such as electronics, lasers, the Internet, and genetics as these all start from fundamental scientific studies.

Underlining the importance of ‘Meet Vietnam’, Minster of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh said, “With the participation of reputed scientists, the event provides a worthwhile opportunity to help society become more knowledgeable about the importance of fundamental science. Fundamental science studies provide the groundwork to bring applications into our daily life.”

Besides the conference and physics classes, the 12th ‘Meet Vietnam’ will also encompass talks by Nobel laureates and prestigious scientists with audiences in Quy Nhon and Hanoi, providing the attendees with intriguing insights into the scientific world.

Accordingly, in Quy Nhon city, Nobel laureate in Chemistry professor Kurt Wuthrich will have a talk under the theme “My Life as a Scientist” on July 6, and professor Trinh Xuan Thuan will talk about “Humans and Space” on July 8.

In Hanoi, Professor Wuthrich will also meet students at the University of Science on July 15, and Nobel Laureate Professor Finn Kydland will hold talks with students at the National Economics University on July 12.

‘Meet Vietnam’ was created by popular Vietnamese Professor Tran Thanh Van, one of the three Asian recipients of the Pate Medal for International Leadership in Physics from the American Institute of Physics (AIP).

This year, the event will be co-hosted by the Meet Vietnam Association, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Binh Dinh People’s Committee and several other international scientific organisations.

Professor Van shared that he had travelled the length and breadth of the country to find the right place to build the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE), where the event will be hosted.

Coming to Binh Dinh, he was impressed with the knowledge of provincial leaders about the project’s importance to Vietnam’s scientific development, and particularly that of Binh Dinh.

According to Nguyen Thanh Tung, Secretary of the Binh Dinh Party Committee, through scientific meetings in 2008 when Meet Vietnam first took place in the province, international scientists from more than 20 countries learned of Binh Dinh’s Quy Nhon city, and Vietnam in general. The event has helped promote the image of Vietnam and Binh Dinh around the world.